Label: fair trade certified

Who’s behind it:

TransFair USA (transfairusa.org), a nonprofit organization that certifies fair-trade products using the standards established and enforced by Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO)—a global network of 20 labeling initiatives.

What it means:

*Farmers and farm workers from 58 developing countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America receive community-development premiums to be invested in projects such as health care, education, and organic certification.

*Farmers and workers work in fair and safe labor conditions, use environmentally sustainable methods, and partake in direct trade.

*TransFair USA is the leading third-party fair-trade certifier of food goods in the United States.